E-Verify Connection: A Newsletter for All Employers, Feb. 2014

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February 2014 Issue XVII

Welcome to E-Verify Connection, an e-newsletter from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for all employers.  Each issue will bring you updates about Form I-9, Self Check and E-Verify’s advances and activities, as well as other useful information related to employment eligibility verification.  A PDF version of E-Verify Connection is available online.

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First Ever Form I-9 Video Vignettes

These three short videos make completing Form I-9 easier for everyone.  The first vignette helps employees properly complete Section 1, while the second and third vignettes help employers complete Section 2 and Section 3 of the Form I-9.  In four minutes or less, each video walks you through the key steps.

 

E-Verify Performance On The Rise!

98.81 percent of employees are automatically "work authorized."  Learn more about this and other performance statistics.

Why Do Business Leaders Like E-Verify? 

Why do more than half a million employers use E-Verify?  This new short video explains why business leaders like this free and easy-to-use service.  View "E-Verify for Business Leaders" on YouTube and share it with your colleagues.

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E-Verify enrolled its 500,000th employer at the end of 2013.  Read the Press Release!


E-Verify Launches More Visually Stimulating Website!  

The redesigned E-Verify website features more colorful graphics, updated plain language content and improved search capabilities.

Explore the New Interactive History and Milestones Page

The History and Milestones page now provides an interactive review of E-Verify’s accomplishments over the years.

E-Verify Listens Link Added in E-Verify

E-Verify employers: For your convenience, a link to E-Verify Listens is now available inside E-Verify.  While using E-Verify, click the new E-Verify Listens link, located under "My Resources" on the left navigation bar, to share your ideas and feedback.

Customer Support Enhancement

Callers to the E-Verify Customer Support toll-free number will now be greeted by a new Interactive Voice Response system that expedites access to E-Verify, Form I-9 and Self Check information.  Callers will use their voice or touch tone to reach automated answers or a customer services representative.

E-Verify Announces Partnership with IMLS

Visit your local library to gain easy access to E-Verify, I-9 Central, Self Check and the Employee Rights Toolkit through USCIS Library ResourcesUSCIS has partnered with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to give the public access to useful information.

Do You Know How To Correct Your Immigration Records?

Is there an error on an immigration document or have you changed your name?  Check out the downloadable Fact Sheet that explains how to correct immigration records.  It’s available in 18 languages.  The DHS Further Action Notice also now has information on How to Correct Your Immigration Records After Resolving a Tentative Nonconfirmation in E-Verify.

Join the New Spanish Language Employee Rights Webinar

The popular E-Verify and Form I-9 Employee Rights webinars are now offered in Spanish.  Workers, worker advocates, and job seekers: Please share the flyer and join on February 27 or March 25!  See the schedule of all free E-Verify and Form I-9 webinars.

Did You Know New and Revised MOUs Are in Effect?

As of January 8, 2014, all E-Verify users are bound by the new or revised Memorandums of Understanding.  Check out the Fact Sheet.